Air TaxiHoneywell Creates New Business Unit for Drones and Urban Air Mobility Honeywell has created a new business unit dedicated to unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and urban air mobility (UAM), the company announced, with dedicated engineering and sales resources, valuing the hardware and software…
IIOTPipistrel Receives First EASA Certification for an Electric Aircraft. Who's Next? Pipistrel’s two-seat Velis Electro was awarded type certification by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on June 10, the first electric aircraft in the world to do so. Derived from the…
Air TaxiIt’s Time to Consider the Broader Socioeconomic Impact of Air Taxis Just about every company working on electric air taxis boldly proclaims its mission as tackling urban congestion and reclaiming commuters’ time, or more broadly — and vaguely — enabling cheaper, safer access…
Air TaxiSouth Korea Plans to Launch Air Taxi Service by 2025. Will Hyundai Be Ready? South Korea plans to have a limited commercial urban air mobility service available by 2025 in an effort to reduce traffic congestion in major cities, according to the ministry of land, infrastructure…
Air TaxiAgility Prime ‘Air Race to Certification’ Moves Ahead, Air Force Examines eVTOL Supply Chains Air Force leaders working to support the development of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in the United States acknowledge that this new segment of aerospace will require a robust supply chain…
Air TaxiWhat Will 5G Bring to the Aviation Industry? A range of new communications technologies are included up in the term ‘5G,’ including new radio access technology and antennas operating in the low, mid and high bands of the radiofrequency spectrum,…
Air TaxiFirst Flight of MagniX eCaravan Showcases Maturity of Electric Aviation Skies were all-clear for Redmond, Washington-based MagniX’s first flight of the largest all-electric commuter aircraft yet. Working with Seattle-based AeroTEC, the electric motor startup retrofitted a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan with its…
IIOTNo Clear Answers on How to Effectively Detect, Mitigate Drone Threats Successful defense against drone threats in commercial and military environments will require solving numerous challenges, according to experts speaking during a discussion hosted by the Atlantic Council — and there are no…